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Ferdinand Hauser

Ferdinand Hauser

Photo: Ondřej Tomšů, Radio Prague International

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09:52
Female Pioneers

Night shift on the Posázavský Pacifik: Train driver Marie Sehnalová

In Czechia it is not often that you board a train driven by a woman. One of them is Marie Sehnalová who has been a train driver with Czech Railways for 12 years.
06:11
Sport

Janské Lázně hosted the first World Ski Championships a century ago

Exactly 100 years ago, in February 1925, Czechoslovakia hosted the very first World Ski Championships. The event was held in Janské Lázně in the Krkonoše Mountains.
03:35
History

Czech hedgehog: 1930s anti-tank obstacle also seen in today’s Ukraine

The “Czech hedgehog” is, as the name suggests, a Czech invention. The anti-tank obstacle dates back to the 1930s, when it was intended for border protection.
03:25
Foreigners and the Czech Republic

VZP monopoly on foreigners’ health insurance to be abolished

The controversial monopoly, enshrined in law, which one company has held over health insurance for non-EU citizens for the last two years has finally been abolished.
03:48
Foreigners and the Czech Republic

Czech municipal elections: How foreigners can register to vote

Municipal council elections are taking place in Czechia next Friday and Saturday and it’s not just Czechs who are eligible to vote but EU citizens too.